Thirty-five years and we are at one half the membership we were in our hayday.... and a portion of that growth was thanks to the industry which, at that time; we (with the exception of Gene Trimble) sat back and enjoyed it and expected it to continue to come to us without any of our participation as being the largest group of casino chip collectors in the World... and, up to this very moment, still have the mindset that growth happens on its own without cultivation and, on top of this there is something going on within that I can not figure out how it is happening or why we allow it to happen as members.

Never, in the history of our club have we had a boost as we have in the last 36-months; first by Oscar and more recently by Sarah and Joe... and what do we (CCA officials) do.... I cannot figure it out.